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Friday Rambles and Game Dev Update 2024-11-29
It's the Friday Rambles.Real Life Stuff:Ate turkey with family. Good times. Didn't work on Thursday and most of today. And I'll be busy with more turkey this weekend, with friends. It's a real Turkey Overload, baby! Merch Stuff:Restock stickers finally came in. I put them back on the store and added a Black Friday discount out of obligation. You too can get a discount using code "BLACKFRIDAY24"!! Shop is here: https://shop.hcnone.comGame Dev Stuff:Steam Autumn Sale started this week, and I had completely forgotten about ...
Friday Rambles and Game Dev Update 2024-11-22
It's the Friday Rambles.Real Life Stuff:I had a lot of Real Life Stuff to take care of this week, which meant I could only go to the Office once, on Monday. But, that doesn't mean I wasn't productive. I actually got a lot of work done at my home game dev rig. At the cost of me not exercising like I normally do, but I'm still recovering from a minor cold, so whatever.Merch Stuff:I finally sold all the Clear File Folders, with a few I'm keeping for myself for possible future things. I also ordered new restocks of existing stic...
Friday Rambles and Game Dev Update 2024-11-15
Oh boy, it's the Friday Rambles.Real Life StuffI finally checked out the Nintendo Music App. It had fewer songs than I was expecting, but they at least have the DKC2 soundtrack which is the best game OST ever made (after the Endless Monday OST, of course), so I guess it's alright. Being able to extend songs is a killer feature. Also I was surprised by how much I've been enjoying the Splatoon 3 soundtrack, considering I've never played it.Anarchy Rainbow's got this Samba de Janeiro style drop that makes me swoon every time.Ga...
Friday Rambles and Game Dev Update 2024-11-08
It's the Saturday Friday Rambles. Late again, and short, but I have an excuse this time.Real Life StuffA friend of mine told me to play Unicorn Overlord, a game that will never get a PC release for some reason, so I looked up how much a physical copy of the Switch version was, and it was like 20 bucks cheaper than the E-shop. I am now fully on board with getting physical versions of all my console games. Plus my memory card was full.So, playing on my Switch for the first time in like a year I got reminded about how it's so much lighter ...
Friday Rambles and Game Dev Update 2024-11-01
It's the first Friday Rambles of the penultimate month of 2024. Old.Real Life StuffI ate a burger today. It helped offset a stressful week. Had stuff going on every day, which really cut into the work time.Game Dev StuffJust working on this, as usual. I don't even know where the time goes. I've been writing words and making progress, probably, but then a week goes by and I'm wondering how the heck I'm supposed to finish this in a reasonable timeframe.Anyway, I played through the game from start to finish (well, at least to t...
Friday Rambles and Game Dev Update 2024-10-25
It's the Friday Rambles (in name only). Sorry.Real Life StuffIspent a few days with real life obligations that kept me away from my computer. Things keep coming up. I feel like more things will keep coming up now that we're approaching the holiday seasons. This does not bode well for finishing the extra chapter before the Winter Sale. I'll still do my best, though.Cleaned my desk a little. Plugged my desk monitor into my Macbook and did lots of writing. Needed a change of scenery i guess. When I use my Macbook I use a different blue...
Friday Rambles and Game Dev Update 2024-10-18
It's the Friday Rambles.Real Life StuffI did a lot of real life stuff this week. It was a busy week.Merch StuffI packed and shipped a bunch of merch. It takes a lot of time to pack and ship merch. Here's a tweet that I didn't post. ~Supporter exclusive~if you want to make a poor gamedev/artist get up from the computer to pack an envelope with stickers and merch and go to the post office just for you, then you can order now at my shop! -> linkIt brings in a good supplemental income and it's awesome that Endless Monday fans have a...
Friday Rambles and Game Dev Update 2024-10-11
It's the Friday Rambles.Real Life StuffI've mostly recovered from Tokyo Game Show and am fully back to work. I'm also back to jogging again, but two weeks off has somehow killed my stamina so this week I slowly worked my way back to what I used to do before. Somehow I didn't get con-crud from a convention with something like 100,000 visitors a day. Knock on wood!Merch StuffI got my sticker restocks this week, so I reopened the store. The clearfile folders were popular, as I'd hoped, and I spent an entire day packing orders. ...
Friday Rambles and Game Dev Update 2024-10-04
It's the Friday Ramble. Wait, it's only been like 3 days since the last one! Well, we still gotta get back on schedule.Real Life Stuff:It turns out I was in Japan for a short enough time that I had not adjusted to the jet-lag, and I'm sleeping just fine. I haven't unpacked everything yet. All the swag and flyers and stuff I got is sitting in a pile that I need to sort through at some point. Merch Stuff:I closed my merch store while I was away at Tokyo Game Show, and gave away a lot of stickers there too, so I had to order a bunc...
Friday Rambles and Game Dev Update 2024-09-27
It's the Friday Rambles of Friday, 2024-09-27 on Tuesday, 2024-10-01. Tokyo Game Show 2024 has come and gone, and I'm ready to sleep for a week.I'm writing this at a cafe in the airport terminal while I wait for my flight back home, because what else am I gonna do, write important business emails? No, I'm not functional enough. But in this dazed state, I can still write the Friday Rambles!!! ...Sorry.[edit] I was not able to finish this post before I had to board my flight. So I'm writing the rest of it back at the ol' o...
Friday Rambles and Game Dev Update 2024-09-20
It's the Friday Rambles. Mostly Tokyo Game Show prep, as usual.Life StuffIOS 18 and MacOS Sequoia were released this week, and I took the risk (less than a week before doing international travel) and upgraded my iPhone and Macbook. But everything seems a-ok and now I have a cool new feature called "iPhone mirroring" which allows me to get my phone notifications on my Macbook and use it to control my iPhone without having to pick it up. And my phone is over 4 years old at this point, but with a new battery it still works great.I read...
Friday Rambles and Game Dev Update 2024-09-13
It's the Friday Rambles.Real Life StuffI'm preparing for my trip to Japan for Tokyo Game Show, which is in a little over a week. Crazy!! I bought new shoes (which are the exact same as my old shoes. I've worn some variant of Vans Old Skoolsfor like, 14 years). I bought AirTagsfor my luggage. I got a big 20,000 mAh power bank. I wrote down my itinerary and train stop info that I might need in my memo pad.I played a little bit more Baldur's Gate 3. I got to the end of Act 1 and didn't really have time to play much more after t...
Friday Rambles and Game Dev Update 2024-09-06
It's the Friday Rambles. But it's not Friday, you might say. Yes! You'd be right! It's not Friday, at all!Life StuffThis week was a very busy week in terms of real life social stuff. It's been a while since I was this busy. I also got sick, probably from all the social stuff, but I'm better now.There was a huge heatwave all this week. It's still going on right now, actually. It's lasting through tomorrow. It sux!! It sux to go outside, and it sux to stay inside too!I also finally bought Baldur's Gate 3 becaus...
Friday Rambles and Game Dev Update 2024-08-30
It's the Friday Rambles.Life StuffI was at the grocery store or something, thinking about video games (because that's all I think about ever, now) and got a really good idea that I wanted to write down. It's annoying to use my phone because I have to open an app, find the right page, and type a bunch of words with my thumbs, and I can't draw sketches to illustrate the note. So I got a 3 pack of memo pads for like 2 dollars at Target that will fit in my pocket so I can write stuff down on the go.It paid off when I had an idea whi...
Friday Rambles and Game Dev Update 2024-08-23
It's the Friday Rambles.Life StuffNot much to say here, it's pretty much the same routine. My Apple Watch annoyingly didn't pick up some exercise or stand minutes or whatever and broke my months-long streak so now I stopped caring about Apple Watch rings.I saw some news about a brand of sous vide machines suddenly requiring a monthly subscriptionto use all its features. All I can say is, an air fryer will never require a monthly subscription to use.Above: Everyone's the air frying type, whether they know it yet or notMerch Stuff...
Friday Rambles and Game Dev Update 2024-08-16
It's the Friday Rambles.Life StuffI've been going to bed late for various reasons, mostly due to trying to finish this Tokyo Game Show demo of the new story chapter for Endless Monday: Dreams and Deadlines. But I'm still exercising and stuff. I slept in a couple days ago, which I almost never do, so I musta been pretty tired.Merch StuffNothing new here, although next week I'll have to start thinking about making stickers and prints for TGS before it's too late to get them made in time.Gamedev StuffTGS is in a little over a m...
Friday Rambles and Game Dev Update 2024-08-09
It's the Friday Rambles.Life stuffI cleaned my desk this week. I feel more professional and productive, without all these old papers and boxes and pens scattered everywhere. Other than that, it was mostly the usual. I'm gonna try to add a mile to my jogs next week.Merch stuffIt feels weird not having to advertise a plushie this week. I know I told myself I wouldn't get distracted by another Makeship plushie campaign, but I have one last idea I really want to do (but I'm going to save it for after the Dreams and Deadlines extra c...
Friday Rambles and Game Dev Update 2024-08-02
It's the Friday Rambles. As they say.Life stuffNot much, besides the usual. My sleep schedule has been regressing, but it's not my fault! But I'll try to get it back under control. The thing I talk about below in the Gamedev Stuff section might not help, though. Merch stuffI sold a bunch of Skye Plushies.Above: The plan if Skye didn't sell 400 plushies was that Endless Monday would become a swashbuckling space adventure starring Penny and Tiger-chanAbove: At this point there were 395 plushies sold, so I needed to hurry up and po...
Friday Rambles and Game Dev Update 2024-07-26
It's the Friday Rambles. It was a productive week. I think.Life Stuff:Another full week of full rings (Apple Watch Fitness Thing). Basically I just need to do a morning walk/jog every morning and it's basically done. I'm probably going to have to start increasing the distance of my jogs and I think I want to start doing some muscle exercises soon. I read another book of the Dungeon Meshi manga. I've only been reading the physical books, so it takes a while for them to get here since they're all backordered now (for some reas...
Friday Rambles and Game Dev Update 2024-07-19
It's the Friday Rambles.Life Stuff:I've been going to bed about an hour earlier this week. The extra sleep has been really good for my energy and brain power during the day. I shoulda done that ages ago. Ran out of coffee beans. Filled all my rings 10 days in a row (Apple watch fitness thing). Read some more Dungeon Meshi manga which I've been working through slowly.Merch Stuff: We've hit 100% funding for the Skye Plushie! Hooray! And I've been too focused on the bonus chapter of my game to do any sort of marketing or fun dr...
Friday Rambles and Game Dev Update 2024-07-12
It's the Friday Rambles!Life Stuff:I accidentally locked myself out of my car, but luckily I had a backup key at a family member's house so it was mostly just embarrassing and not like a financial disaster. I jogged regularly, and ate healthy. Gotta stay healthy to make games. You know?Merch Stuff:The Skye 2.0 plushie campaignstarted on Monday, July 8. As of this writing it is 72% funded with 17 days left, which is fine. Hopefully it'll tip over 200% (which is where a bigger cut for me kicks in) in the final days, but I'm not go...
Friday Rambles and Game Dev Update 2024-07-05
It's the Friday Rambles. It's a big ol holiday weekend here in the States. Although... I'm still working. Anime Expo is happening too, but I haven't gone in two years... It's too big a commitment! But I will go again some day.Life stuff:Went to the zoo. Saw a bunch of animals. It was fun and educational. Jogged the normal amount. Went to the doctor's for an annual checkup. Did family stuff. Ate food. Drank coffee. Freewheelin' and dealin' the gamedev life.Merch stuff:The Skye 2.0 plushie campaignis happening on M...
Friday Rambles and Game Dev Update 2024-06-28
Another Friday another Rambles.The Steam Summer Sale started yesterday. I made a new sales pic. I didn't have time to draw a new picture so I just changed the words.Above: It's got better vibes than the last one i thinkSo far the sale is going well. Nothing like a big ol seasonal Steam sale to motivate people to buy games (like mine).I added Playstation controller support. If I knew it was this easy to pair my ps4 controller to my windows computer, I would have done it for launch. oops! I also would have played way more djmax respect!Ab...
Friday Rambles and Game Dev Update 2024-06-21
It's the Friday Rambles.I (finally) got my car windows tinted because I will need to drive a lot in the coming months and it's starting to get hot here. Shoulda done it years ago.Merch stuff:The new sticker drop did pretty well. I quickly sold out of Skye, somewhat unexpectedly, so I had to order more, so more people can buy the bundle. Above: popular Skye sticker. Penny sold out shortly after too, so I guess she's also popular...I spent a day packing orders and shipping them out. I had forgotten how long it takes. Still probably wo...
Friday Rambles and Game Dev Update 2024-06-14
It's the Friday Rambles. I'm on time (barely). I have mostly recovered from my cold. I am jogging again. I am healing.One thing I learned during my game dev journey is that very few people buy your Steam Game when it's not on Steam Sale. They're all wishlisting your game, waiting for a discount. I mean, I do that too! But anyway, they saythat you should discount your game 12+ times a year! Not discounting at every possible opportunity isn't good business! But that's like, more than once a month! I'm already behind!An...
Friday Rambles 2024-06-07
It's the Friday Rambles. The year is half over. Or something.Still doing moving-in stuff, still taking care of 2 months of stuff I had to put off during my trip, and still getting over a cold. I also spent most of my week driving back and forth from different places. So I haven't been productive at all. So it goes. Every day there's more stuff I need to do that has nothing to do with the job I supposedly have, which is stressing me out. Whatever. Things'll be better next week.I did make a small amount of progress on the EMDND Om...
Friday Rambles 2024-05-31
It's the last Friday Rambles of the month of May. It's still Friday somewhere!As expected, the family of travelers in the row behind me on the plane coughing the entire flight did in fact share with me whatever they had, and I was sick the entire week. I'm still sick right now, actually! I think the virus got a second wind or something because I thought I was getting better but then I was stuck in bed all day today with a fever. I think I'm getting better now, though.I was still pretty productive this week (or "cycle"), ...
Friday Rambles 2024-05-24
Okay, we're back! I'm at my big ol' desktop rig again, with my big ol' monitor, and good ol' Windows. There really is no place like home, as they say.I arrived late yesterday afternoon, and today did a lot of housekeeping stuff, like unpacking, picking up and sorting through 2 months worth of mail, washing 2 months worth of fine desert sand off my car, restocking the fridge, so on and so forth. Tomorrow I'm going to the post office to urgently send a 2 month late payment. Good thing I sorted my mail today!On the flight I...
Friday Rambles 2024-05-17
It's the third Friday Rambles of the month, and the final one of this overseas trip. That's right! I'm heading back home next week. Sad... but glad...While in Seoul I met up with some old internet artist friends. We hung out, talked about work, and drew Tiger-chan together. We ate burgers. It was good times. I'll have to meet more old internet artist friends next time I'm in the neighborhood.Above: My quick Tiger-chan sketchI had no time for gamedev or anything this week, but I wrote down some more notes in my Story Update b...
Friday Rambles 2024-05-10
It's actually Saturday here, but it's still Friday somewhere! I'm currently writing this Rambles in a Starbucks in Seoul, sipping on a venti size iced Americano. I'm here again enjoying my freedom before my trip ends and I dive deep into work mode for the rest of the year. Since we're staying with family we're able to stay for a long time, and we're making this a yearly thing now that pandemic restrictions are mostly no more. It'll probably be a much shorter trip next year, because this has been devastating to my...
